# private property (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover private property. Page: Feed: --- ## [How Can a Rich Territory Stay Poor?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/how-can-a-rich-territory-stay-poor) _2026-08-21 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Nunavut Premier and Finance Minister John Main on mining wealth, fly-in labour, and why impressive GDP figures have not translated into secure lives ## [Can Canada Defend Its Own North?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/can-canada-defend-its-own-north) _2026-08-20 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Nunavut Premier John Main on Arctic security, neglected infrastructure, and why military spending alone cannot establish sovereignty ## [The Economy of the Northwest Territories Explained](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/the-economy-of-the-northwest-territories) _2026-08-18 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson on the decline of diamond mining, dependence on federal transfers, and the infrastructure he believes could build the territory’s next economy ## [What Makes Arctic Sovereignty Real?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/what-makes-arctic-sovereignty-real) _2026-08-17 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson on northern defence, thriving communities, and ensuring Canada’s Arctic investments benefit the people who live there ## [CA4 Puts The Cart Before The Horse: Private Entity Doesn’t Have The Power Of Eminent Domain, But It Is Likely To Get It If Only Those Pesky Owners Were Stopped From Exercising Their Right To Exclude](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/ca4-puts-the-cart-before-the-horse-private-entity-doesnt-have-the-power-of-eminent-domain-but-it-is-likely-to-get-it-if-only-those-pesky-owners-were-stopped-from-exercising-their-right-to-exclude.html) _2026-08-17 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ We all know that generally, the power of eminent domain includes the authority to enter private property before instituting a condemnation action to take a look to see that the property is suitable for the public use to which the condemning agency intends to put it. Some places the power is expressly acknowledged by statute, in other places it is more an implied part of the power to take. "… ## [CA6: Takings Claim Ripe When Govt Kiboshed Permit Application](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/ca6-takings-claim-ripe-when-govt-kiboshed-permit-application.html) _2026-08-15 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ You know the drill: permitting authorities know that if they take a definitive position about how a regulation works on a particular piece of property, a takings challenge is ripe. So in many cases we see either the authority taking affirmative steps to keep on saying “maybe,” or at least providing a definitive “no.” Or even where there’s a sold “no” from… ## [Can Aboriginal Title and Private Property Coexist?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/can-aboriginal-title-and-private-851) _2026-08-15 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Conservative MP and former B.C. MLA Ellis Ross on the Cowichan decision, private property, Aboriginal title, and the uncertainty ahead ## [What Should Happen With the Kamloops 215 Story?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/what-should-happen-with-the-kamloops) _2026-08-14 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Former Haisla Nation Chief Councillor and Conservative MP Ellis Ross on the Kamloops 215 story, residential school denialism, excavation, and why he believes reconciliation requires facts ## [Is British Columbia Going Broke?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/is-british-columbia-going-broke) _2026-08-13 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ B.C. legislature journalist Rob Shaw on record deficits, structural debt, tax choices, and the looming fight between generations ## [Why Has the CBC Lost Trust?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/why-has-the-cbc-lost-trust) _2026-08-13 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Former CBC journalist Tara Henley on newsroom groupthink, missing viewpoints, and whether Canada’s public broadcaster can still serve the whole country ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Gc4ke9Kh04fr) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Register Now For “Unpacking Private Property’s Bundle of Sticks” Symposium (PLF & GMU Law Review) (Sep. 15, 2026)](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/register-now-for-unpacking-private-propertys-bundle-of-sticks-symposium-plf-gmu-law-review-sep-15-2026.html) _2026-08-12 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Time to sign up for the upcoming “Unpacking Private Property’s Bundle of Sticks” Symposium, sponsored by our shop and George Mason Law Review . September 15, 2026, 12:15 – 5:45 p.m., Arlington, Virginia. Here’s a description of the event: Property rights are often analogized to a bundle of sticks. But they are the guardians of our other constitutional rights and,… ## [The Outlaw Northland Swales? CA8 OK’s Inverse Judgment For City’s Denial Of Use (Which Also Failed Equal Protection Rational Basis Review)](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/the-outlaw-northland-swales-ca8-oks-inverse-judgment-for-citys-denial-of-use-which-also-failed-equal-protection-rational-basis-review.html) _2026-08-12 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Worth checking out: Northland Management & Constr., LLC v. City of Parkland , No. 25-2239 (Aug. 3, 2026), from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, hich affirmed the district court’s conclusion after a bench trial that the city had inversely condemned Northland’s property (under Missouri law) because the city denied a certificate of occupancy. The city approved a… ## [Everything in the universe is either cheese or not cheese](https://punning.isbrill.com/funny-because-it-is-true/everything-in-the-universe-is-either-cheese-or-not-cheese/) _2026-08-12 · NotAllThatFunny · Punning_ ## [CA6: Fee Request For Successful Takings Claim Went Too Far](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/ca6-fee-request-for-successful-takings-claim-went-too-far.html) _2026-08-12 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ A brief one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Sinclair v. Meisner , No. 26-1061 (Aug. 5, 2026). This is a spin-off from a successful home equity theft takings case, where some of the property owners’ lawyers were seeking an award of attorneys fees. The lawyers sought $4.2 million, the district court reduced the award to $1.36 million, and the Sixth Circuit — after… ## [I have never lost a fight with a tiger](https://punning.isbrill.com/funny-because-it-is-true/i-have-never-lost-a-fight-with-a-tiger/) _2026-08-12 · NotAllThatFunny · Punning_ ## [Why Is Trust in Media Spiralling Downward?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/why-is-trust-in-media-spiralling) _2026-08-12 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Canadian journalist and author Tara Henley on objectivity, newsroom conformity, and how major reporting failures weakened public confidence ## [Is David Eby’s Government Failing?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/is-david-ebys-government-failing) _2026-08-11 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ B.C. legislature journalist Rob Shaw on falling approval, policy reversals, reconciliation, and whether the NDP is running out of time ## [Can Avi Lewis Rebuild Jack Layton’s NDP?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/can-avi-lewis-rebuild-jack-laytons) _2026-08-07 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Former NDP MP Kennedy Stewart says Avi Lewis must professionalize the party, rebuild its economic credibility, and reconnect with the working Canadians Jack Layton once inspired. ## [Did China Try to Remove Vancouver’s Mayor?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/did-china-try-to-remove-vancouvers) _2026-08-06 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart says Beijing targeted his 2022 campaign ## [Back To School For Dirt Law @ William & Mary, Season 9](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/back-to-school-for-dirt-law-william-mary-season-9.html) _2026-08-05 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ It’s that time of the year again. Fall’s-a-coming, and that means that in a few days, we’re back at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia to teach two courses: Eminent Domain and Property Right s (W&M is one of the few law schools in the country that offer a course in eminent domain, just compensation, and takings) Land Use Controls (an especially hot topic at… ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ns4g7k1DGzeG) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Best Stringcite. Ever.](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/08/best-stringcite-ever.html) _2026-08-04 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Nothing to do with takings. Just thought you’d appreciate the Fifth Circuit’s most epic stringcite we’ve ever seen, send along by a takings colleague. In re Acis Capital Management, L.P. , No. 25-10797 (July 17, 2026). And this is only the first page. There’s more. In re: Acis Capital Management, L.P., No. 25-10797 (5th Cir. July 17, 2026) ## [Did Mass Immigration Make Canadians Poorer?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/did-mass-immigration-make-canadians) _2026-08-04 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Canada’s economy grew as its population surged, but many Canadians saw little improvement in their own living standards. ## [No One Voted For Canada’s Immigration Experiment](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/no-one-voted-for-canadas-immigration) _2026-08-03 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Canada once built one of the world’s most durable immigration consensuses. Then the system quietly changed. ## [Is Reconciliation Going Too Far in BC?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/is-reconciliation-going-too-far-in) _2026-07-31 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ UNDRIP and DRIPA were intended to advance Indigenous rights, but critics fear the province is creating new systems of authority without explaining where they lead. ## [Can Aboriginal Title & Private Property Coexist in BC?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/can-aboriginal-title-and-private-fec) _2026-07-30 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ The Cowichan decision has forced British Columbia to confront questions governments have postponed for generations. ## [Town Has Not Been Delegated Eminent Domain Power And Can’t Just Make Up Its Own Procedures](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/07/town-has-not-been-delegated-eminent-domain-power.html) _2026-07-29 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been closely following (because we represent the property owners!). In this Memorandum and Order , the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island invalidated the Town of Johnston’s ham-fisted attempt to take the property of a local family in order to move the current Town Hall from its present location in the center of town to the very… ## [CA7: Takings Claim “has something to it,” But City Requiring Owner Pay Relocation Fee To Tenants Is A “Clunky” Form Of Rent Control, So You Lose](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/07/ca7-takings-claim-has-something-to-it-but-city-requiring-owner-pay-relocation-fee-to-tenants-is-a-clunky-form-of-rent-control-so-you-lose.html) _2026-07-29 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Worth reading, if only for its somewhat odd logic is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago , No. 25-1713 (July 22, 2026), where the court upheld, against a takings challenge, a city requirement (the “Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance”) that anyone who acquires a rental property via foreclosure must either enter into new… ## [Is Reconciliation Turning Canadians Against Each Other?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/is-reconciliation-turning-canadians) _2026-07-28 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ A discussion with the Director of Indigenous Affairs at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute ## [Can Aboriginal Title and Private Property Coexist in Canada?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/can-aboriginal-title-and-private) _2026-07-27 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Insights from Karen Restoule ## [New Cert Petition: Does A Property Owner Need To Seek A Legislative Change To Ripen A Takings Claim?](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/07/new-cert-petition-does-a-property-owner-need-to-seek-a-legislative-change-to-ripen-a-takings-claim.html) _2026-07-24 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Here’s the latest in an issue we’ve been following for a long time : must a property owner first try to change the law which is claimed to work a taking before bringing a takings claim in court? In other words, in order for the government to have made a “final decision” for Williamson County purposes does the legislature have to decline to amend the very law being… ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tcdhCpfeykNG) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [2026 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Agenda (Oct. 14-16, 2026, London)](https://www.inversecondemnation.com/2026/07/2026-brigham-kanner-property-rights-conference-agenda-oct-14-16-2026-london.html) _2026-07-24 · Robert H. Thomas · inversecondemnation.com_ Here’s the complete agenda for the 2026 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, October 14-16, 2026, in London. The Conference has gone international twice before ( Beijing (2011) and The Hague (2016) ). At the Conference, the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights prize will be presented to Professor James Penner , “whose scholarship has reshaped contemporary understandings of the nature… ## [Did Mark Carney Pivot on Trump?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/did-mark-carney-pivot-on-trump) _2026-07-24 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Economist Joseph Steinberg explains why Canada’s trade strategy appears to have softened, what Mark Carney may be trying to achieve, and why restoring the old relationship with the US may not work. ## [U.S. vs. Canada: The Trade War Explained](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/us-vs-canada-the-trade-war-explained) _2026-07-23 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ Economist Joseph Steinberg breaks down what caused the conflict, how tariffs are affecting jobs and the auto industry, what leverage Canada has, and what Canadians should expect next. ## [Robert Fife Goes Off on Liberal MPs Hiding Behind the CBC](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/robert-fife-goes-off-on-liberal-mps) _2026-07-22 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ The Globe and Mail journalist argues that elected officials should not be allowed to use anonymity to attack their own government while avoiding public accountability. ## [Is There a Bias Against Conservatives in Canadian Media?](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/is-there-a-bias-against-conservatives) _2026-07-21 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife says an unfair bias against Conservatives likely exists in Ottawa—but argues that media bias cannot explain away Pierre Poilievre’s political problems. ## [Robert Fife Spent His Career Causing Trouble for Powerful People](https://aaronpete.substack.com/p/robert-fife-spent-his-career-causing) _2026-07-20 · Aaron Pete · Nuanced._ After nearly five decades in political journalism, Robert Fife’s legacy is not simply the stories he broke, but the principle behind them: politicians, corporations, and public institutions must answe ## [I’ve been alive for over three days](https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/ive-been-alive-for-over-three-days/) _2026-07-15 · NotAllThatFunny · Punning_ ## [Help yourself to these dead batteries – no charge](https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/help-yourself-to-these-dead-batteries-no-charge/) _2026-07-15 · punning · Punning_ ## [Q. 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